Highland, IL Crime Statistics For 2025

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Updated: 2025-10-24

Crime Rate In Highland, IL Summary

Crime in Highland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Highland over the past eight years using the FBI Crime Explorer. Based on the most recently available data released on October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Highland:

  • There were 73 total crimes committed in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 734.8 total crimes per 100K people in Highland.
  • The overall crime rate in Highland is -65.33% below the national average.
  • Highland ranks #224 safest out of 524 cities in Illinois.
  • Highland ranks #3,319 safest out of 9,896 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as per capita comparisons and isn't meant to convey that 100,000+ people live in a location.

Additional research about crime in Illinois

Highland Vs Illinois And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Highland is 734.8 per 100,000 people. That's -65.33% lower than the national rate of 2,119.2 per 100,000 people and -63.34% lower than the Illinois total crime rate of 2,004.4 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Highland
/ 100k People
Illinois
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 73 734.8 2,004.4 2,119.2
Murder 0 0.0 5.8 5.0
Robbery 0 0.0 90.2 61.0
Aggravated Assault 5 50.3 146.3 256.0
Violent Crime 13 130.9 289.2 359.0
Burglary 19 191.2 290.5 229.0
Larceny 40 402.6 1,134.4 1,272.0
Car Theft 1 10.1 290.4 259.0
Property Crime 60 603.9 1,715.2 1,760.0

Highland Crime Compared To Illinois Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Illinois.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2024.

Violent Crime Rates In Highland

13
Violent Crimes
130.9
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-63.55%
Below The National Average
  • There were 13 violent crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Highland is 130.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 764.2 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 345.8 chance statewide.
  • That's -63.55% lower than the national rate of 359.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -54.75% lower than the Illinois violent crime rate of 289.2 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Highland

60
Property Crimes
603.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
-65.69%
Below The National Average
  • There were 60 property crimes in Highland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Highland is 603.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 165.6 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Highland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's -65.69% lower than the national rate of 1,760.0 per 100,000 people.
  • And -64.79% lower than the Illinois property crime rate of 1,715.2 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Highland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Lakeland, FL 113,876 3,217 2,825.0 2,470.2 354.8
Winter Haven, FL 59,450 1,061 1,784.7 1,549.2 235.5
Auburndale, FL 21,677 506 2,334.3 2,117.5 216.8
Bartow, FL 20,948 478 2,281.8 1,790.1 491.7
Lake Wales, FL 16,813 298 1,772.4 1,528.6 243.9

Highland SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
6
Affordability
8.5
Diversity
5
Safety
8.5
Amenities
8
Education
8.5
Commute
6
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